White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called for the debt ceiling to be lifted in a 'bipartisan way,' as the United States is set to hit its federal debt limit next week.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called for the debt ceiling to be lifted in a"bipartisan way," as the United States is set to hit its federal debt limit next week.
The debt ceiling was raised three times under President Donald Trump, Jean-Pierre added, though it will be up to Congress to take action rather than the White House.In order to flip 20 GOP holdouts last week, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy agreed to a number of demands that weaken his power while increasing the influence of rank-and-file members. One ideological concession was an agreement to pair any debt ceiling increase to spending cuts.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that temporary actions to prevent the country from defaulting would be sufficient to carry the U.S. through early June, setting up a rough deadline for a showdown in Congress."Our office of legislative affairs has been in touch with the new congress to make sure that they know who to reach out to," said Jean-Pierre."We're always having conversations with members of Congress.
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